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A fever of mobula rays off Mexico’s coast: Photo of the week 20 May 2026 11:13:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/a-fever-of-mobula-rays-off-mexicos-coast-photo-of-the-week/ | ||
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At world’s largest shark conference, scientists warn of a grim outlook across the board 14 May 2026 08:22:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/at-worlds-largest-shark-conference-scientists-warn-of-a-grim-outlook-across-the-board/ | ||
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Sawfish in Sri Lanka may be ‘functionally extinct,’ but refuges remain 13 May 2026 10:24:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/sawfish-in-sri-lanka-may-be-functionally-extinct-but-refuges-remain/ | ||
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Sharks and rays do not know boundaries and a new high seas treaty seeks to protect them 12 May 2026 10:10:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/sharks-and-rays-do-not-know-boundaries-and-a-new-high-seas-treaty-seeks-to-protect-them/ | ||
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In Senegal, artisanal fishing kills a surprising number of sharks and rays: study 05 May 2026 16:44:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/in-senegal-artisanal-fishing-kills-a-surprising-number-of-sharks-and-rays-study/ | ||
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A ‘big book’ documenting Cameroon’s sharks & rays fills critical conservation gap 01 Apr 2026 15:16:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/a-big-book-documenting-cameroons-sharks-rays-fills-critical-conservation-gap/ | ||
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Investigation of permit violations in South Africa’s shark fishery pending 27 Mar 2026 12:54:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/investigation-of-permit-violations-in-south-africas-shark-fishery-pending/ | ||
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New strategy to reverse Kenya’s shark decline tries to bring fishers on board 27 Mar 2026 07:00:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/new-strategy-to-reverse-kenyas-shark-decline-tries-to-bring-fishers-on-board/ | ||
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Small ray of hope for Sri Lanka’s sawfish, now feared ‘functionally extinct’ 27 Mar 2026 04:54:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/small-ray-of-hope-for-sri-lankas-sawfish-now-feared-functionally-extinct/ | ||
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Outlook for migratory species worsens amid habitat loss & avian flu, report finds 12 Mar 2026 16:03:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/outlook-for-migratory-species-worsens-amid-habitat-loss-avian-flu-report-finds/ | ||
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Bangladesh sees rise in ray, shark fishing as traditional seafood species dwindle 12 Mar 2026 07:50:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/bangladesh-sees-rise-in-ray-shark-fishing-as-traditional-seafood-species-dwindle/ | ||
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Critical shark and ray habitats in Western Indian Ocean largely unprotected: Study 06 Feb 2026 06:14:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/critical-shark-and-ray-habitats-in-western-indian-ocean-largely-unprotected-study/ | ||
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New global map shows where sharks and rays most need protection 03 Feb 2026 22:36:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/new-global-map-shows-where-sharks-and-rays-most-need-protection/ | ||
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Bethany “Bee” Smith, researcher who documented a megamouth shark alive, died in a diving accident, aged 24 22 Dec 2025 07:34:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/bethany-bee-smith-researcher-who-documented-a-megamouth-shark-alive-died-in-a-diving-accident-aged-24/ | ||
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Drug gangs in Ecuador and Peru also involved in shark fin trafficking: Report 19 Dec 2025 14:02:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/drug-gangs-in-ecuador-and-peru-also-involved-in-shark-fin-trafficking-report/ | ||
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Brazilian government serves shark to infants, prisoners and more: How Mongabay broke the story 16 Dec 2025 15:00:28 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025/12/millions-of-brazilians-unknowingly-eat-toxic-endangered-shark-how-mongabay-broke-the-story/ | ||
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Countries back strong new trade limits for sharks and rays at CITES summit 03 Dec 2025 17:39:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/countries-back-strong-new-trade-limits-for-sharks-and-rays-at-cites-summit/ | ||
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For sharks on the brink of extinction, CITES Appendix II isn’t protective enough (commentary) 20 Nov 2025 17:40:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/for-sharks-on-the-brink-of-extinction-cites-appendix-ii-isnt-protective-enough-commentary/ | ||
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Mexico adopts protections for Atlantic sharks 28 Oct 2025 11:14:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/mexico-adopts-protections-for-atlantic-sharks/ | ||
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South African sharks threatened by fisheries, weak enforcement 20 Oct 2025 14:41:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/south-african-sharks-threatened-by-fisheries-weak-enforcement/ | ||
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Mining the deep-sea could further threaten endangered sharks and rays 20 Oct 2025 13:51:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/mining-the-deep-sea-could-further-threaten-endangered-sharks-and-rays/ | ||
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Long-lost white shark tag traces remarkable journey from South Africa to SE Asia 26 Sep 2025 11:24:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/long-lost-white-shark-tag-traces-remarkable-journey-from-south-africa-to-se-asia/ | ||
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Mongabay shark investigation cited in motion to ban Brazil fin exports 23 Sep 2025 08:43:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/mongabay-shark-investigation-cited-in-motion-to-ban-brazil-fin-exports/ | ||
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Can we undo extinction? A growing effort to restore lost sharks 25 Aug 2025 12:16:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/can-we-undo-extinction-a-growing-effort-to-restore-lost-sharks/ | ||
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Brazil cities vow to stop buying threatened shark meat after Mongabay probe 21 Aug 2025 19:19:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/brazil-cities-vow-to-stop-buying-threatened-shark-meat-after-mongabay-probe/ | ||
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Brazil cities order endangered angelshark meat despite fishing ban 21 Aug 2025 10:07:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/brazil-cities-order-endangered-angelshark-meat-despite-fishing-ban/ | ||
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Can we undo extinction? A growing effort to restore lost sharks 13 Aug 2025 07:39:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/can-we-undo-extinction-a-global-effort-to-restore-lost-sharks/ | ||
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Brazil serves potentially contaminated shark meat to children in public schools 07 Aug 2025 18:34:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/brazil-serves-potentially-contaminated-shark-meat-to-children-in-public-schools/ | ||
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Sharks didn’t rebound—so Mark Erdmann is putting them back 13 Jul 2025 12:42:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/sharks-didnt-rebound-so-mark-erdmann-is-putting-them-back/ | ||
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Countries seek urgent CITES protection of more than 70 sharks and rays 01 Jul 2025 18:45:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/countries-seek-urgent-cites-protection-of-more-than-70-sharks-and-rays/ | ||
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What sharks are worth—and why that matters 25 Jun 2025 12:40:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/what-sharks-are-worth-and-why-that-matters/ | ||
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Endangered angelshark decline may be overestimated, study shows 17 Jun 2025 15:41:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/endangered-angelshark-decline-may-be-overestimated-study-shows/ | ||
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Endangered shark trophies dominate the online wildlife trade, study finds 11 Jun 2025 16:17:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/endangered-shark-trophies-dominate-the-online-wildlife-trade-study-finds/ | ||
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Pay-to-release program reduces shark deaths, but backfires in some cases 05 Jun 2025 08:15:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/indonesia-shark-ray-bycatch-fishing-marine-conservation-incentives-release/ | ||
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Community-based conservation cuts thresher shark fishing by 91% in Indonesia: Study 28 Mar 2025 03:16:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/community-based-conservation-cuts-thresher-shark-fishing-by-91-in-indonesia-study/ | ||
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Caribbean reef sharks rebound in Belize with shark fishers’ help 13 Mar 2025 16:43:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/caribbean-reef-sharks-rebound-in-belize-with-shark-fishers-help/ | ||
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Flash floods, blackouts and a ‘sharknado’ as Cyclone Alfred lashes Australia 11 Mar 2025 13:17:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/flash-floods-blackouts-and-a-sharknado-as-cyclone-alfred-lashes-australia/ | ||
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Scientists identify more than 800 new species in global Ocean Census 11 Mar 2025 00:26:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/scientists-identify-more-than-800-new-species-in-global-ocean-census/ | ||
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New evidence spells massive trouble for world’s sharks, rays and chimaeras 02 Jan 2025 14:30:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/new-evidence-spells-massive-trouble-for-worlds-sharks-rays-and-chimaeras/ | ||
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South Australia bans fishing of many sharks and rays in its waters 02 Jan 2025 03:54:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/01/south-australia-bans-fishing-of-many-sharks-and-rays-in-its-waters/ | ||
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Scientists discover new hammerhead shark species — and it’s already at risk 18 Oct 2024 08:30:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/10/scientists-discover-new-hammerhead-shark-species-and-its-already-at-risk/ | ||
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Clock ticks on Indonesia shark skinners as predator population plunges 25 Sep 2024 16:28:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/clock-ticks-on-indonesia-shark-skinners-as-predator-population-plunges/ | ||
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A Mexican marine park shelters giant manta rays: Interview with Madalena Pereira Cabral 04 Sep 2024 11:33:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/a-mexican-marine-park-shelters-giant-manta-rays-interview-with-madalena-pereira-cabral/ | ||
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New species of skate is named, 35 years since its discovery off Madagascar 22 Aug 2024 09:14:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/08/new-species-of-skate-is-named-35-years-since-its-discovery-off-madagascar/ | ||
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Six new natural sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List 02 Aug 2024 08:26:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/08/six-new-natural-sites-added-to-unesco-world-heritage-list/ | ||
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Shark ‘Fitbit’ captures rare footage of collision with boat 01 Aug 2024 08:19:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/08/shark-fitbit-captures-rare-footage-of-collision-with-boat/ | ||
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Sharks have cocaine in their bodies 31 Jul 2024 10:30:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/07/sharks-have-cocaine-in-their-bodies/ | ||
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Shark fin consumption wanes in Thailand, yet demand persists, report shows 29 Jul 2024 15:10:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/shark-fin-consumption-wanes-in-thailand-yet-demand-persists-report-shows/ | ||
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Foreign ship caught illegally fishing endangered sharks off Madagascar 26 Jul 2024 16:28:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/07/foreign-ship-caught-illegally-fishing-endangered-sharks-off-madagascar/ | ||
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18 years on, how are sharks faring in French Polynesia’s shark sanctuary? 24 May 2024 12:05:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/18-years-on-how-are-sharks-faring-in-french-polynesias-shark-sanctuary/ | ||
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CITES halts Ecuador’s shark trade; trafficking persists amid lack of transparency 06 May 2024 15:34:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/cites-halts-ecuadors-shark-trade-trafficking-persists-amid-lack-of-transparency/ | ||
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Study identifies species with a long history but short future amid threats 28 Mar 2024 09:05:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/study-identifies-species-with-a-long-history-but-short-future-amid-threats/ | ||
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Summit on migratory species sides with science, throws shade on deep-sea mining 23 Feb 2024 15:00:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/summit-on-migratory-species-sides-with-science-throws-shade-on-deep-sea-mining/ | ||
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In East Java, social media push against Indonesia shark & ray trade lacks bite 08 Feb 2024 04:34:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/in-east-java-social-media-push-against-indonesia-shark-ray-trade-lacks-bite/ | ||
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DNA probe uncovers threatened shark species in Thailand’s markets 30 Jan 2024 15:18:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/dna-probe-uncovers-threatened-shark-species-in-thailands-markets/ | ||
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2023’s top ocean news stories (commentary) 16 Jan 2024 18:04:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/2023s-top-ocean-news-stories-commentary/ | ||
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‘Shark dust’ helps researchers ID threatened species in Indonesia fish trade 19 Dec 2023 04:01:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/shark-dust-helps-researchers-id-threatened-species-in-indonesia-fish-trade/ | ||
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The ex-shark fishermen teaching schoolkids how to protect the environment 15 Dec 2023 02:27:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/the-ex-shark-fishermen-teaching-schoolkids-how-to-protect-the-environment/ | ||
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Congo’s waters are hotspot for endangered sharks & rays, reveals data from artisanal fishers 28 Nov 2023 16:11:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/congos-waters-are-hotspot-for-endangered-sharks-and-rays-reveals-data-from-artisanal-fishers/ | ||
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In Indonesia, ‘opportunistic’ whale shark fishery shows gap in species protection 13 Sep 2023 04:19:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/indonesia-whale-shark-fishing-protected-species-endangered/ | ||
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